Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Nicaragua

34.6 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
3.5 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$22.2 bnGDP, current prices
9.5 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
34.6 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
3.5 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$22.2 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
9.5 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+5.7 pp
ISO code
NIC

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

1980202522.21.8
PeriodValue
2025$22.2 bn
2024$19.7 bn
2023$17.8 bn
2022$15.6 bn
2021$14.2 bn
2020$12.7 bn
2019$12.7 bn
2018$13.0 bn
2017$13.8 bn
2016$13.3 bn
2015$12.8 bn
2014$11.9 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

198020259.5-22.5
PeriodValue
20259.5 %
20245.0 %
20238.3 %
2022-2.9 %
2021-2.8 %
20203.8 %
20195.9 %
2018-1.8 %
2017-7.2 %
2016-8.5 %
2015-9.9 %
2014-8.0 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

1997202534.686.4
PeriodValue
202534.6 %
202437.9 %
202342.4 %
202245.9 %
202148.4 %
202049.2 %
201944.2 %
201839.1 %
201734.7 %
201630.9 %
201528.9 %
201428.7 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

200020253.52.2
PeriodValue
20253.5 %
20242.5 %
20232.3 %
20220.6 %
2021-1.3 %
2020-2.6 %
2019-1.1 %
2018-4.3 %
2017-1.8 %
2016-1.9 %
2015-1.6 %
2014-0.9 %